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93459

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been enrolled under automatic enrolment into workplace pensions scheme since the inception of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	210625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The latest information published by the Pensions Regulator on 9 October 2014 showed that more than 33,660 employers have completed the automatic enrolment process and 4.75 million eligible workers have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 20/10/2014 11:45:21 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

93666

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the time limit is for local authority decisions on determining reported changes of circumstances.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	210728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>There is no time limit set by Central Government for this. The latest published data for average Speed of Processing for change of circumstances for 2013/14 is 9 days.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 20/10/2014 13:47:21 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

93672

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements his Department makes for disabled people to contact his Department by email.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	210732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>The Department makes reasonable adjustments for disabled people to use alternative communication channels where appropriate, including email.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 20/10/2014 13:54:11 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

93379

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Torbay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many visits were made by Ministers of his Department to Torbay constituency in the 12 months to 14 October 2014; whom the invitation for each such visit was issued by; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such visit.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	210486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the ministers of his Department have made no visits in the 12 months to October 2014 to the Torbay constituency in a ministerial capacity. <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 20/10/2014 14:01:59 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

93393

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pension Funds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance the Government provides to pension fund trustees on the consideration of environmental, social and governance factors as part of their fiduciary duties; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	210528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The Pensions Regulator produces free guidance for trustees via the online Trustee Toolkit. The Trustee Toolkit was updated last week, with new material on the extent to which trustees should take account of social, environmental or ethical considerations when taking investment decisions. This new material reflects the outcomes of the Law Commission’s recent review of fiduciary duties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 20/10/2014 13:41:46 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

92895

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Post Office Card Account
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Post Office card account holders there are in the UK (a) in total and (b) by age profile, broken down by (i) constituent part of the UK and (ii) by parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	210281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The latest figures are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>a) There are 2,856386 Post office card account customers in total.</p><p> </p><p>b) The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/10/2014 14:43:21 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

92896

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Post Office Card Account
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Post Office card account holders there are who also hold another bank account in the UK, broken down by (a) age profile, (b) constituent part of the UK and (c) parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	210280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Customers using the Post Office card account as a method of payment to receive their benefit or pensions are not obliged to inform the Department that they hold another bank account. For this reason, the information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/10/2014 15:06:18 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

92897

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Post Office Card Account
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the sum of withdrawals from Post Office card accounts has been in each of the last five years from (a) ATMs and (b) Post Office counters.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	210282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The sum of withdrawals from Post Office card accounts using either counter services or ATM in each of the last five years is detailed below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><strong>ATM Withdrawals</strong></td><td><strong>Counter Withdrawals</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2009/10</td><td>No ATM service</td><td>84,591,882</td></tr><tr><td>2010/11</td><td>No ATM service</td><td>157,136,419</td></tr><tr><td>2011/12</td><td>4,871,428</td><td>144,266,088</td></tr><tr><td>2012/13</td><td>16,643,172</td><td>133,030,619</td></tr><tr><td>2013/14</td><td>17,654,482</td><td>121,115,527</td></tr><tr><td>2014/15</td><td>932,543</td><td>56,190,911</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/10/2014 15:20:25 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

92898

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Post Office Card Account
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many balance checks for Post Office card accounts were undertaken in each of the last five years at (a) ATMs and (b) Post Office counters.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	210269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>Balance enquiry figures for Post Office card accounts in the last five years are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>ATM Balance Enquiry's</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Counter Balance Enquiry's</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>No ATM service</p></td><td><p>1,130,724</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>No ATM service</p></td><td><p>12,721,201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>4,467,817</p></td><td><p>11,471,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>15,427,714</p></td><td><p>11,095,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>15,994,130</p></td><td><p>9,897,175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>8,253,153</p></td><td><p>4,569,642</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/10/2014 14:33:28 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

92899

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Post Office Card Account
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research his Department has undertaken in the last 10 years to examine the needs of Post Office card account holders; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	210286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>DWP has not commissioned any research within the last 10 years. However, DWP has worked closely with Post Office Limited implementing service improvements to address changing customer needs. In addition to this, we are currently undertaking small-scale qualitative customer insight sessions to further understand the needs of Universal Credit customers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/10/2014 14:55:27 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell